A visit to the Nicks Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Nicks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nicks Cemetery:
36.2795, -87.3225
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nicks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nicks Cemetery is located in Dickson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickson County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the south of the Nicks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nicks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Nicks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nicks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Grey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Cumberland Furnace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Sensing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sensing Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sensing Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hagewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Weems Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Weems Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
- Ryes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ryes Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ryes Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Southside.
- The Ryes Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ryes Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184671 <5>
- Batson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schmittou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Schmittou Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmittou Cemetery
- Suggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Suggs Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
- Pentecost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pentecost Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentecost Cemetery
- Redden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Redden Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nicks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nicks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dunn Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- McAllisters Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Woods Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Southside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vanleer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Louise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Liverworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
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- Slayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Lockertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Oak Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Nicks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nicks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland City
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Dickson
- White Bluff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Nicks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Nicks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1295748 (Nicks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295748 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumberland Furnace
- Location given for Nicks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.279499 Lon: -87.3225083
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nicks Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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